Acts 21
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Acts 21:27-35

27WhenG5613 1the sevenG2033 daysG2250 were almostG3195 overG4931, 2the JewsG2453 from 34AsiaG773, upon seeingG2300 him in the templeG2413, began to stirG4797 up allG3956 the crowdG3793 and laidG1911 handsG5495 on him,

28cryingG2896 out, “MenG435 of IsraelG2475, comeG997 to our aidG997! 5ThisG3778 is the manG444 who preachesG1321 to allG3956 menG3956 everywhereG3836 againstG2596 our peopleG2992 and the LawG3551 and thisG3778 placeG5117; and besidesG2089 he has evenG2532 broughtG1521 GreeksG1672 into the templeG2413 and has 6defiledG2840 thisG3778 holyG40 placeG5117.”

29For they had previouslyG4308 seenG4308 7TrophimusG5161 the 8EphesianG2180 in the cityG4172 with him, and they supposedG3543 that PaulG3972 had broughtG1521 him into the templeG2413.

30ThenG2532 allG3650 the cityG4172 was provokedG2795, and 9the peopleG2992 rushedG4890 togetherG4890, and takingG1949 holdG1949 of PaulG3972 they 10draggedG1670 him out of the templeG2413, and immediatelyG2112 the doorsG2374 were shutG2808.

31While they were seekingG2212 to killG615 him, a reportG5334 cameG305 up to the 11commanderG5506 of the 12Roman 13cohortG4686 that allG3650 JerusalemG2419 was in confusionG4797.

32At onceG1824 he 14tookG3880 alongG3880 some soldiersG4757 and centurionsG1543 and ranG2701 downG2701 to them; and when they sawG3708 the 15commanderG5506 and the soldiersG4757, they stoppedG3973 beatingG5180 PaulG3972.

33ThenG5119 the 16commanderG5506 cameG1448 up and tookG1949 holdG1949 of him, and orderedG2753 him to be 17boundG1210 with 18twoG1417 chainsG254; and he began askingG4441 whoG5101 he was and whatG5101 he had doneG4160.

34But amongG1722 the crowdG3793 19someG243 were shoutingG2019 one thing and someG243 anotherG243, and when he couldG1410 not findG1097 out the 20factsG804 becauseG1223 of the uproarG2351, he orderedG2753 him to be broughtG71 into 21the barracksG3925.

35WhenG3753 he gotG1096 to 22the stairsG304, he was carriedG941 by the soldiersG4757 becauseG1223 of the violenceG970 of the 23mobG3793;

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 21:27 Num 6:9, 13-20 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 21:27 Acts 20:19; 24:18 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 21:27 I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor ↩
  4. 4. Acts 21:27 Acts 16:6 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 21:28 Acts 6:13 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 21:28 Matt 24:15; Acts 6:13f; 24:6 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 21:29 Acts 20:4 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 21:29 Acts 18:19 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 21:30 Lit a running together of the people occurred ↩
  10. 10. Acts 21:30 2 Kin 11:15; Acts 16:19; 26:21 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 21:31 I.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops ↩
  12. 12. Acts 21:31 Acts 10:1 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 21:31 Or battalion ↩
  14. 14. Acts 21:32 Acts 23:27 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 21:32 V 31, note 1 ↩
  16. 16. Acts 21:33 V 31, note 1 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 21:33 Acts 20:23; 21:11; 22:29; 26:29; 28:20; Eph 6:20; 2 Tim 1:16; 2:9 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 21:33 Acts 12:6 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 21:34 Acts 19:32 ↩
  20. 20. Acts 21:34 Lit certainty ↩
  21. 21. Acts 21:34 Acts 21:37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32 ↩
  22. 22. Acts 21:35 Acts 21:40 ↩
  23. 23. Acts 21:35 Lit crowd ↩

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